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OU PhD funded opportunities are live for 2025 start dates

Opportunities to do a PhD at the OU in 2025 have opened for applications, spanning multiple subject disciplines.

4th December 2024
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MKDP wins OU grant to become a dementia-friendly city

Milton Keynes Development Partnership has been awarded an Open Societal Challenges grant from The Open University for its groundbreaking project, Milton Keynes: A Dementia Friendly City For All.

4th December 2024
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New doctoral programme - global life and environmental challenges

A new doctoral training initiative, the Interdisciplinary Life and Environmental Science Landscape Award (ILESLA), has been launched to address pressing societal and environmental challenges.

29th November 2024
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White Ribbon UK secures funding for project on the primary prevention of violence against women and girls

White Ribbon UK, a leading UK-based charity committed to preventing men’s violence against women and girls (VAWG) by engaging men and boys, has been awarded an Open Societal Challenges grant to fund an innovative research project.

28th November 2024
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OU graduate launches revolutionary AI platform to map plastic pollution in the world’s oceans

An Open University graduate has developed the world’s first AI-powered platform designed to comprehensively detect and monitor marine plastic debris.

25th November 2024
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Rethinking collective decision-making in the age of social media

In her inaugural lecture, on Thursday 21 November 2024, Anna De Liddo, Professor of Human-Computer Interaction and Director of Research at the Knowledge Media Institute of The Open University, pointed out that the biggest problems of our time call for collective action.

21st November 2024
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Living Roof project wins Open Societal Challenges funding for urban green roofing initiative

In a significant stride towards sustainable urban development, Bridgman & Bridgman LLP and The Open University have secured Open Societal Challenges funding for their innovative project, the “Living Roof Live Lab.”

21st November 2024
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New research report looks at political understanding of young people in Wales

A report, based on one of The Open University's Open Societal Challenges, shows that young people in Wales are more likely to be dissatisfied with democracy and less likely to participate in formal politics.

20th November 2024
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The UK government wants to shake up pensions – but it can’t guarantee that ‘megafunds’ will want to invest in Britain

The UK chancellor Rachel Reeves talks a lot about achieving better growth. And the latest figure – economic expansion in the last quarter of just 0.1% – suggests plenty of room for improvement.

20th November 2024
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Launch of new toolkit to promote health across generations

Open University researchers are launching a toolkit (21 November 2024) which will help people across generations to keep healthy together.

19th November 2024

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